She’s the singer who shot to international fame in 2013 when she became the first Palestinian to win a major TV show in Israel and now Lina is making a last minute trip to perform at Newcastle Pride.

Hot on the heels of well received performances at Barcelona Pride and Tel Aviv Pride and the release of her new single Can’t Keep Feeling, Lina will entertain at the Town Moor on Saturday as part of a large lineup that also includes Newcastle singer Channy Thompson , I’m Gonna Get You vocalist Angie Brown and boyband A1, who will headline.

After her headline hitting victory on The Voice Israel, Lina was quoted as saying “I’m very proud of this accomplishment since it’s solid proof that peace will eventually come from the people and not governments."

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And she’s also very proud of her recent association with Pride events, commenting ‘Every religion, every country, every sexual orientation has a right to live together in harmony, peace and respect under the same sky and that whether you are white, black, brown, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Straight, Gay or Bisexual, we are all the same.”

Already able to count Alicia Keys and Adam Lambert amongst her famous fans, Lina’s current single Can’t Keep Falling, which she is sure to perform at Newcastle Pride, is a playful pop slice co-written with Maegan Cottone and Knighstarr, who are known for their work with Little Mix, Britney and Demi Lovato.

The Voice Israel winner Lina

She has also been busy writing for her debut album with a veritable who’s who of pop writers.